Of one mind : the logic of hypnosis, the practice of therapy

Jay Haley once said, "The only reasonable excuse for adding another theory of hypnosis to the many that have been proposed is an entirely new approach to the problem." In Of One Mind, Douglas Flemons demonstrates that he has an eminently reasonable excuse. With the casual grace of an entrancing storyteller and the dry humor of an experienced therapist and teacher, he recasts the theory of hypnosis within a relational understanding of language, self, and mind. He then transports his ideas to the worlds of hypno- and brief therapies, offering fresh insights about how to connect with clients and help them change. "Jay Haley once said that "the only reasonable excuse for adding another theory of hypnosis to the many which have been proposed is an entirely new approach to the problem." In Of One Mind, Douglas Flemons demonstrates that he has an eminently reasonable excuse. With the casual grace of an entrancing storyteller and the dry humor of an experienced therapist and teacher, he recasts the theory of hypnosis within a relational understanding of language, self, and mind. He then transports his ideas to the worlds of hypno- and brief therapies, offering fresh insights about how to connect with clients and help them change." "Regardless of your clinical background, Of One Mind will transform your understanding of hypnosis and therapy, challenge your assumptions about clients and their problems, and spark your therapeutic imagination."--BOOK JACKET.

Jay Haley once said, ‘The only reasonable excuse for adding another theory of hypnosis to the many that have been proposed is an entirely new approach to the problem.’ In Of One Mind, Douglas Flemons demonstrates that he has an eminently reasonable excuse.

With the casual grace of an entrancing storyteller and the dry humor of an experienced therapist and teacher, he recasts the theory of hypnosis within a relational understanding of language, self, and mind. He then transports his ideas to the worlds of hypno-and brief therapies, offering fresh insights about how to connect with clients and help them change.

Table of Contents Acknowledgements Preface Introduction 1. Hypnosis, Concordance, and the Self 2. Relational Freedom 3. Your Relationship with Clients 4. Your Clients' Relationship with You 5. Your Clients' Relationship with Themselves 6. Your Clients' Relationship with Their Problem Glossary Notes References Index